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***Johnny5*** · September 18th, 01:42 AM

Hey Guys. Been trolling around this forum to get some details on putting together a kit to go out and start playing. I went once with a group and used a rental spyder my first time out so now I'm hooked. I am looking to do both woodsball and speedball. Budget wise I am looking to spend around $500 for the essentials; Gun, hopper, mask,gear, etc.

So far I have come up with this list. Please let me know where I am wrong or need to make any corrections to get me on the path of welts, bruises and overall merryment, :P. Or let me know if this is too overboard for my first gun and setup.

Spyder Imagine 05
Viewloader Revoltion 12v w/x board
J&J 14" Ceramic Barrel
Dye Invision Thermal Goggles
20oz Co2

Should I do anything about upgrading the feed neck or is the stock one good enough to use with the Revy hopper?

Is there anything else I should be thinking of.

Thanks in advance for the feedback all.

**RunningRioT** · September 18th, 03:45 AM

thats fine

upgrade feedneck adapter and thats it

buy a harness and pods later

**sharpeye3000** · September 18th, 09:33 AM

i say stay with that choice for now and dont upgrade anyhting but the barrell then save up for HPA, faster hopper and then a new gun (thats if u want to exceed in paintball) if u want to keep the spyder though u can get new bolt new feedneck new asa new barrell kit ect

**Tomba** · September 18th, 10:20 AM

That looks great. I figured since u said 500 dollars u were gonna have like a halo up there and cocker and stuff like that. But that will do u just fine. And if u have a lil money extra i would say buy a pack but all in all it looks good.

**butterjuice** · September 18th, 10:31 AM

thats a great starter package, but if u want u could save some money and get a proflex or profiler instead....but overall thats a great starting package

**mLuH** · September 18th, 10:32 AM

yeah you will have plenty of money leftover from buying that stuff, use it for paint and field fees. WElcome to paintball, enjoy.

***Playful_Buffalo*** · September 18th, 11:19 AM

if you intend to pursue the sport you may want to consider some hpa

**splatwithhonor3** · September 18th, 11:23 AM

You should defenitely upgrade the feedneck to at least a slip on adaptor. Check IT makes one and they go for like $15. http://xpaintball.com/checitprodsp.html

**DeathSquad** · September 18th, 11:27 AM

That sounds great.

You must be the first new person asking about the longest barrel you can buy...lol

(I did too...)

***Johnny5*** · September 18th, 11:54 AM

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Yeah on the barrel issue, I figured I would go for a good barrel right from the get go. I will also probably upgrade the feed neck.

My first experiences with the rental spyder was that I had a few chopped balls and that I had issues getting it to feed right. But hey it's a rental, so what did I expect.

Also, I found that being a newb, my play style lent itself to more of a bunker player. But that also comes from being out there the first time. However, I did find that I like to shoot a lot of paint, heh.

What do you guys recommend for a good harness that has good capacity, comfort, and ease of use. I don't want something I'm gonna have to reach around, unfold Velcro, unfold a flap, remove a pod, and repeat, heh.

And on the Hpa issue, i figured I would start out with Co2 and then move up after I got more into it.

Thanks again guys. Great forum and good advice from all yall. See ya on the field.

**Ellis** · September 18th, 12:39 PM

Don't use the term trolling.

Get an hpa tank before upgrading your gun.

**Outter Limits** · September 18th, 12:52 PM

Sounds like a good setup to me. I agree with Ellis about the hpa before upgrading your marker.

As with everyone else saying it, you will have money left over.

**butterjuice** · September 18th, 01:05 PM

u don't need HPA on a spyder imagine.......redz makes some nice pod packs, i have a 32 degrees one and a NXe one...both of them are very comfortable

**Homeless Box** · September 18th, 01:22 PM

Nice start

**mLuH** · September 18th, 05:07 PM

WHere do you live?

***Johnny5*** · September 18th, 05:14 PM

live in the Socal area. We have SC village, Hollywood Sports Park, and some other smaller fields.

***Johnny5*** · September 18th, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elliswithagun

Don't use the term trolling.

Get an hpa tank before upgrading your gun.

Yeah Sorry, bad term. I meant it more of the "fishing for info" and not the negative connotation derived from "trolling" on message boards.

**mLuH** · September 18th, 05:56 PM

Yeah i think you should get some HPA...you live in socal and i know it gets warm down there, itll mess with your consistency on the chrono with Co2...get HPA

***Johnny5*** · September 18th, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flowbob

Yeah i think you should get some HPA...you live in socal and i know it gets warm down there, itll mess with your consistency on the chrono with Co2...get HPA

Went with a Pure Energy 68ci/4500 tank. Thanks!